Cigarette case



.am l5, 1924.

ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 15, 1924.

DAVID B. TSLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

creannrrn casu'.

Application filed October 1, 1921. Serial No. 504,559.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I. DAVID B. TAsLER, a citizen of Russia, residing atChicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented newand useful Improvements `in Cigarette Cases, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a case for containing a standard size packageof cigarettes and an object of the invention is to provide a cigarettecase which is .constructed of a single piece of leather or analogousmaterial and has a match carrying pocket-thereon formed by the stitchingof a flap to one side of the body. the said Hap being cut to provide anormally closed opening to gain access to the matches contained therein.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cigarette case asspecified which is simple in construction andl may be manufactured at a'relativelylow cost. being cut in a single blank and arranged in such amanner as to provide a minimum amount of waste from the material used.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detaileddescription and in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective -view of the improved cigarette case-showing itpartly lopen.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the cigarette case showing it closed.

Fig. 3mis a view of the blank from which Athe case is made.

Fig. 4 is a section on theline 4.-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 Y;is a section on the line 5--5 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the'drawing the improved clgarett-e caseis formedof a single blank indicated at 1 which is cut from leather orsuitable material and has sides 2 and 3 and edges 4, 5-and 6, the edges4 and 6 overlapping when the case is assembled. The edges 4 and 6 areglued or otherwise suitably connected. The edges 4,

5 and 6 and sides 2 and 3 have scoring there across as indicated at 7 topermit their transverse folding to form the bottom of the case.Relatively small flaps 8 and 9 are formed on the top or upper edges ofthe edges 4 and 5 and they are adapted to be folded over as clearlyshown in Fig. 1 of the drawing to artially close the open end of thecase.

he side 2 has a relatively long extension 10 formed thereon whichis'scored as shown at 11 and l2.` A clasp 13 is carried at the free endof the extenslon 10 and is adapted to cooperate with a clasp section 14carried by the side 2 near its lower end for locking the extension 10over the open end of the case to form a tight closure for the cigarettecase. A fiap'or extension 15 is formed upon the upper edge of the side 3and this extension is out in a semicircle as shown at 16 to provide aflap to permit access to the interior of the match carrying pocketformed by stitching the free edges of the extension 15 to the side 2. l'

A sheet 17 of abrasive material is carried by the inner surface of theextension 10 be- `ing attached thereto in any suitable manner such as bysuitable guiding straps 18 and it is provided to facilitate the strikingof matches.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing it will be apparent that a, convenient,.easily carried cigarettecasehas been provided which is designed to hold any standard sizepackage of cigarettes as well as matches so that the latter will alwaysbe convenient for use and also a cigarette case which can bemanufacturedat a relative lowjpricc owing to its manner of constructionand connection of arts.

t is, of course. to be understood that the invention mav be constructedinl various other manners and the parts associated in differentrelations and, therefore, I do not desire to be limited in any mannerexcept as set forth in the claim hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention what I claim'is:

In a cigarette case, a body including sides and edges. au extension flapformed along the upper edge of one of said sides and folded downwardlyto engage the side. said extension flap being stitched to the sideagainst which it engages for forming a match carrying pocket. saidextension Hap being cut in scmicircle to permit access to the .interiorof the pocket and form a closure for the opening in the pocket, aclosing extension for the case formed upon the upper edge of the sideopposite the extension Hap carrying side, said closure extension adaptedto extend across one end and along the pocket carrying side of a case.

In testimony whereof I ax my si ature.

DAVID B. TA LER.

